Tough road ahead for champs WILL distance and travelling stress prove detrimental for Absa Premiership champions and leaders SuperSport United?
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In the News
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Cosmos fined for playing banned player
JOMO Cosmos pleaded guilty to the charge of fielding a player that was ineligible to play in an Absa Premiership match and were fined R70 000 at a PSL Disciplinary Committee on Monday.
Chiefs look to the future
KAIZER Chiefs’ best young talent will no longer be allowed to leave the team without being given a fair chance in the senior side.
Italy return to Southdowns College camp
REIGNING world champions, the Azzurri of Italy, are going back to Southdowns College in Centurion as their base camp for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
Fourth phase for Cup tickets opens
WITH the the fourth phase of the 2010 Fifa World Cup opening today, Fifa has urged fans in Polokwane, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Rustenburg and Port Elizabeth to apply for tickets.
Itumeleng’s brother off to Lesotho
ITUMELENG Khune’s younger brother, Lucky, has been included in the tour of the South African development soccer team, Machancer Machancer, to Lesotho next month.
Pirates and Wits leave boots at home
ORLANDO Pirates’ hopes of winning the Absa Premiership went up in smoke after they played to yet another goalless draw – this time against BidVest Wits on Saturday.
Spain to use Potchefstroom as Cup base
SPAIN, the No 1 team in the world, have decided on Potchefstroom as their base for the duration of the World Cup.
Bucs game with Gaborone moved
THE renovation of Botswana’s National Stadium for the 2010 World Cup has forced the African Champions League match between Gaborone United and Orlando Pirates on Saturday to be moved to OB Stadium.
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On the ball
KNOW YOUR STARS - One-on-one with Reneilwe Letsholonyane
RENEILWE “Yeye” Letsholonyane has been one of Kaizer Chiefs’ better performers in the current campaign.
Know your stars - Life a sandpit for Mokoena
FIXTURES
Fulham vs Burnley, Manchester City vs Bolton, Portsmouth vs Sunderland, Wigan vs Stoke.
Shame on you Africa for betraying Togo
I am not particularly surprised at the decision. Truth is, I have come to expect very little from CAF and especially its “life” president Issa Hayatou. CAF has seldom covered itself in glory.
Cheapest way to watch Bafana in action at the stadium during the World Cup
Tickets for South Africans to watch Bafana Bafana play in the World Cup start from R140 - if you sit behind the goalposts - going up to R6,300 if you want a seat close to the pitch.
IN THE NEWS: Workers paid only R23 a day to make World Cup mascot Zakumi
Latest FIFA rankings
Spain has kept the top spot in FIFA’s world rankings, and Africa Cup of Nations winner Egypt surged into the top 10.
Cup tickets sold over the counter
SOUTH Africans struggling to lay their hands on World Cup tickets were given some good news yesterday when the Local Organising Committee (LOC) revealed that tickets would be sold over the counter.
Profile of a proud host country
South Africa is situated at the southern tip of Africa, with almost 2800km of coastline from the Atlantic and Indian oceans. At 1,22million square kilometres it is the 25th largest country in the world, about the size of France, Italy and Spain combined.
Soccer fan banned for 3 years for racial abuse
A Sunderland fan who racially abused the mother of the club’s star striker has been banned from football matches for three years.
Darren Bent uses Twitter to complain, gets fan arrested
Workers paid only R23 a day to make World Cup mascot
Trade union federation Cosatu is up in arms about the fact that light-up models of Zakumi, South Africa’s Fifa World Cup mascot, are being manufactured in China by workers who are being grossly exploited.
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Swallows poised to peck Urban Warriors
A TRIP back to their former home ground could be just what Moroka Swallows need to turn their fortunes around when they host Ajax Cape Town tomorrow night.
Tuks v Spurs replay today
THE National First Division Inland Stream match between Witbank Spurs and Pretoria University that was washed out at Puma Rugby Stadium in Witbank on Saturday will be replayed at the same venue today at 3.30pm.
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It’s make or break for Arrows
THERE will be no mercy for Kaizer Chiefs, warns Lamontville Golden Arrows’ attacker Richard “Kimberley Express” Henyekane.
Facelift for Stars’ school
THE man behind the formation of the Transnet Football School of Excellence, Ted Dumitru, has welcomed plans by Safa to give the once-popular academy a long-overdue facelift.
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International
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Reds have Gunners in tight corner
LONDON – Defeat by Chelsea on Sunday left Arsenal nine points behind the leaders, and if they are to have any part in the title race, the sense is that they must close the gap this week.
Drogba hits in 2 against Arsenal
LONDON – John Terry ended a miserable week on a high as Chelsea striker Didier Drogba again tormented Arsenal to inspire his team to a 2-0 win that sent the Blues back to the top of the Premier League yesterday.
Ferguson gleeful at Terry’s fall
MANCHESTER – Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admits he was delighted to hear that Rio Ferdinand has been named England captain after John Terry was axed by Fabio Capello.
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Nigeria woos Shehata
HASSAN Shehata of Egypt and Guus Hiddink of Holland have emerged as favourites to replace Shaibu Amodu as coach of the once-feared Super Eagles of Nigeria.
Kaká closes gap for Real
MADRID – Brazilian superstar Kaká could not hide his excitement when he scored his first league goal in three months as Real Madrid closed back to within five points of pacesetters Barcelona at the top of the Spanish top flight.
Spain gets Czechs in Euro draw
WARSAW, Poland – Defending champion Spain will have the Czech Republic and Scotland among their rivals in qualifying for the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine.
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Bafana / 2010
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Direct cup ticket sales welcomed
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has welcomed the Local Organising Committee’s decision to use the over-the-counter method to sell World Cup tickets from April.
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Matlala in Bafana Bafana’s corner
JACOB “Baby Jake” Matlala, a four-time world champion in various weight divisions, has added his voice to calls for South Africans to apply for tickets for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
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